Tuesday, September 23, 2014

GENGHIS KHAN

I remember studying about Genghis Khan in primary school history. He was the founder of the Mongol Empire. He invaded and conquered most of Central Asia and China. His invasions often resulted in the whole scale massacre of the civilian population. Men, women and children were killed. Kingdoms would surrender to him without a fight, knowing that any resistance would be dealt with brutally. I liked him so much at that time. I thought that he was such a great person.
Today, when I look back, I cannot understand how I could have liked such a cruel person. Maybe young boys are attracted to violent conquerors. 

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